festivals

Example Sentences

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The masquerade’s origins lie in Greek religion and Roman festivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“I have traveled to festivals all over the world in the last few years. I don’t know that I can define why freedom is failing, but I see that it is — everywhere.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

There’s a branding aspect in a lot of festivals for a movie that’s a hot movie that the press has decided to seize on.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Their songs weave in Irish lilting, set against a lively mix of drums, fiddles, flutes, harps, banjos, cello and concertina - skills honed over years of playing house parties, pub céilís and traditional festivals.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

I visit them in their homes and travel with them to the high school theater festivals where they feel like stars—an unaccustomed feeling for kids from Truman.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove